Springfield man sexually assaulted sleeping woman, police say

A 24-year-old Springfield man was charged with sodomy Tuesday after police say he sexually assaulted an unconscious woman earlier this month.

The woman allegedly told police she briefly woke up to see Kinjo K. Omar performing oral sex on her.

According to police, the woman later messaged Omar: "Last night was not okay. I was passed out black out drunk and was not consenting to anything."

Omar allegedly messaged back: "Sorry, you are right. Just to let you know we did not have sex."

The incident is described in a probable cause statement filed by police. The statement said the night began when Omar went out drinking with a group of friends.

Some of the group went to Finnegan's Wake in downtown Springfield, the statement said, but Omar had been previously banned from the bar for inappropriately touching women there.

Omar was not allowed inside, the statement said, and later that night, he and some of the friends returned to an apartment.

The female victim said she came to the apartment at about 1:30 a.m. and fell asleep on the couch because she was intoxicated, according to the statement.

Sometime that night, the woman woke up in a daze to see Omar performing oral sex on her, the statement said.

The next morning, she was unable to find her leggings or underwear.

According to the statement, the woman confronted Omar in a message through Instagram the next day and went to a hospital to have a sexual assault kit done.

The statement said she spoke with a police officer, who went to the apartment. The officer found the woman's leggings but was unable to find her underwear.

The officer interviewed multiple people who were at the apartment the night of the alleged incident.

The statement said one man told the officer that he walked Omar to a room and thought that Omar went to sleep there. The man allegedly said he heard some kind of disturbance later that night but thought it was just someone walking around.

Another woman — not the female victim — said Omar was drunk and acting "creepy" at the apartment, the statement said. Omar was allegedly telling a story about how he once hugged a teenage girl and accidentally touched her "boob."

The officer worked with the victim to make a recorded phone call with Omar, the statement said, but Omar hung up on her after she brought up the oral sex.

When officers arrested Omar on Monday, he allegedly refused to give a DNA sample and requested an attorney.

Omar's attorney, Joe Passanise, said his client has no prior criminal record and "enjoys an excellent reputation."

“His recollection of events is significantly different than that of the complaining witness," Passanise said. "He is presumed innocent and looks forward to his day in court.”

Omar is currently being held in the Greene County Jail on a $40,000 bond for first-degree sodomy, court records show.